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UNTTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERTO. ROUNDS, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE'HALF TO UDO V. SOHAUROTH, OF BUFFALO, NE\V YORK.

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SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 707,642, dated August 26, 1902.

Application filed October 25, 1900. Serial No. 34,338. (No model.)

To all whom, it 'nmy concern: and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 there- Be it known that I, ALBERT C. ROUNIDS, a of, A is the body of my insole, which may citizen of the United States, residing at Bufbe made of leather-board, sheet-cork, granu- 55 falo, in the county of Erie and State of New lated cork pressed in sheets, wood, leather,

5 York,have invented new and usefullmprovepasteboard, strawlooard, textile fabric, or ments in Insoles for Shoes, of which the folany other inexpensive material susceptible lowing is a specification. of use as an insole-body.

My invention relates to shoes, and more B is an abutment disposed at the lower side 60 particularly to the inner soles thereof and of the body and at about the proportional the mode of connecting welts and uppers to distance illustrated from the edge thereof. such soles. It is essential that this'abutment should be It consists of an inexpensive insole of such hard and firm, and it may be and preferably construction that a rigid or firm abutment is is a hard twisted cord made from paper, 6 afforded to lay the welt and upper against hemp, cotton, or other suitable material.

and sew them to, said abutment being formed When desired, however, a ratan reed, a Wire, independent of the insole proper or body, or any other suitable device calculated to afwhich is advantageous, because it permits of ford a firm and substantial bearing for the the insole proper or body being made of texwelt to lay against may be employed. Such 70 tile fabric, leather board, or other inexpenabutment is preferably continuous and of sive material of even thickness throughout circular form in cross-section, as shown in its width and obviates slitting of the same, Fig. 2. It may be attached to the body A by and being so disposed that the inseam-stitches zigzag stitches, wire staples, or other suitable used to connect the welt and upper are enmeans, although I prefer to connect it by 75 abled to lie close to the insole proper orbody, through-and-through vertical stitches C, ar-

which insures the production of an even inranged close together, as best shownin Fig. 2.

seam and facilitates the proper making of In either case the abutment is rigidly conthe shoe. nected to the body Athat is to say, is con- It also consists in the provision of an abutnected in such manner as not to have any 80 ment of such character that the inseamflexible movement or lateral play.

0 stitches connecting the welt and upper may D isa cover for the abutment B, which cover be drawn in under the abutment at the outer is formed of light canvas or other suitable side to remove all danger of said stitches bematerial and is fitted snugly around the ing cut incident to the stitching of the outer abutment and connected by adhesive or other 85 or tap sole to the welt and may also be drawn suitable means to the under side of the body in and under the abutment at the inner side .A, both without and within the abutment,

to prevent them being subjected to frictional as clearly shown. wear against the outer or tap sole. E is a welt, F an upper the edges of which Other advantageous features of the invenare interposed between the welt and covered 90 tion will be fullyunderstood from the followabutment, and G G inseam-stitches which ing description and claims when taken in take through the welt, the upper, and the connection with the accompanying drawings, portions of the cover D at the outer and in whichinner sides of the abutment and lie between Figure 1 is an inverted plan view, with said abutment and the body A. Itisobvious 95 portions partly broken away, illustrating my that in some cases where the nature ;of the improvedinsol'e and a welt and upper conabutment permits the inseam-stitches may nected thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse section also pass through the upper portion of the of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail transverse abutment, as shown in Fig. 2, without altersection illustratinga modification, and Fig. ing the effect or in any way impairing the I00 4 is a detail transverse section illustrating connection. It will be observed that when the abutment and its cover included in the the inseam-stitches lie between the abutment construction shown in Fig. 3. and the body A and also when they extend Referring by letter to the said drawings, through the upper portion of the abutment they are interposed between the major portion of the abutment and the body A. In lieu of having the cover D arranged over the entire lower surface of the body A a cover D, such as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, may be employed. This cover D is applied snugly around the abutment 13 prior to the connection of the same to the body A, and its edge portions a are connected by interposed adhesive or other suitable means When the abutment thus covered is applied to the body A, it is arranged, with the edge portions a of the cover extending indwardly, to form a flange, as shown in Fig. 3, and is connected to the body by stitches C, which take through the cover, the abutment and the body, or by other suitable means. The flange formed by the edge portions a of the cover is also by preference connected to the body by stitches O or other suitable means. No matter whether the cover D or the-cover D be employed, it will be observed that two thicknesses of the cover are engaged by the inseamstitches, and consequently the cover affords a strong and durable hold for said stitches. WVhen the parts are assembled and connected in the manner described, the abutment B af fords a rigid or firm and substantial bearing for the welt to lay against and one which needs no reinforcement at any point. It will also be observed that by virtue of the abutment being of circular form in transverse section the inseam-stitches G may be drawn in under the abutment-i. 6., in between the abutment and the bodyrAand the bights of the welt and upper maybe secured below the body and within the outline thereof to effectually prevent cutting of the stitches G incident to the stitching of the outer or tap sole to the welt, and may also be drawn in between the abutment at the inner side thereof and the body to prevent them being subjected to frictional wear against the outer sole during the use of the shoe. It will also be observed that the inseam-stitches operate to draw the cover snugly around the abutment and securely hold it with respect thereto. Moreover, it will be observed that the abutment of circular form in cross-section affords a mixed angular track of positive transit for the channel-guide of a welt-machine, and thus insures a precise and even inseam. The production of the precise and even inseam is also duein large measure to the fact that the needle is guided in its movements by the under side of the insole proper or body, A,

and the inseam-stitches arecarried between the abutment B and the body and engage two thicknesses of the cover D. It will also be appreciated that my improvements permit of the employment of a very thin, light, and flexible body or insole proper of cheap material, since they obviate the necessity of slitting the insole proper or body.

It. will be appreciated from the foregoing that my improvements admit of the employment of a very cheap material for the body A and'obviate the necessity of channeling, molding, lip-turning, and shaping leather strips, and all manipulations now in vogue with a view of connecting welts and uppers to insoles, all of which operations are expensive and materially increase the .cost of the finished product.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The herein-described insole for shoes consisting of the body of the same thickness throughout its width, the hard abutment formed separate from the body and disposed below the same, means rigidly connecting the abutment to the body, and a cover straddling the abutment and having portions arranged adjacent to the under side of the body, whereby two thicknesses of said cover will be engaged by inseam-stitches passed between the major portion of the abutment and the under side of the body.

2. The herein-described insole for shoes consisting of the body of the same thickness throughout its width, the hard abutment of circular form in cross-section, formed separate from the body and disposed below the same, means rigidly connecting the circular abutment to the body, and a cover straddling the abutment and having portions arranged adjacent to the under side of the body,whereby two thicknesses of said cover will be engaged by inseam-stitches passed between the major portion of the abutment and the under side of the body, and spaces are formed between the circular-covered abutment and the under side of the body, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT O. ROUNDS.

Witnesses:

FRED. W. SoHonNEWoLF, JOHN C. INGLIS. 

